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* 1. Has a doctor ever diagnosed you with vitiligo?

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* 2. If you answered No to Question 1, do not proceed with this survey.
If you answered Yes, please continue.

Have you ever been treated or offered treatment for your vitiligo with a prescription/medical therapy?

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* 3. Have you ever received phototherapy or excimer laser treatment for your vitiligo?

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* 4. How old are you? (please answer in years and months)

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* 5. How old were you when your vitiligo began? (please answer in years and months)

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* 6. When was the first time you saw a doctor for vitiligo? (please answer as a whole number year e.g. 2012)

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* 7. Did the first doctor you saw offer you therapy for your vitiligo?

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* 8. How many doctors did you see before you were offered therapy for vitiligo? Whole number answer

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* 9. Have you ever been prescribed protopic® (tacrolimus) for your vitiligo?

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* 10. If you answered yes to #9, did you experience difficulty getting this medication?

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* 11. If you answered yes to #10, what kind of difficulty did you have obtaining the protopic ®?

Please write in problems not listed or list all the letters that apply

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* 12. Have you ever been prescribed elidel ® (pimecrolimus) cream for your vitiligo?

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* 13. If you answered yes to #12, did you experience difficulty getting elidel ® (pimecrolimus)?

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* 14. If you answered yes to #13, what kind of difficulty did you have obtaining the elidel ® (pimecrolimus) ?

Please write in problems not listed or list all the letters that apply

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* 15. Have you ever been prescribed topical (cream, spray, lotion, foam or ointment) steroids (e.g. clobetasol, mometasone, triamcinolone or hydrocortisone) for your vitiligo?

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* 16. If you answered yes to #15, did you experience difficulty getting this medication?

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* 17. If you answered yes to #16, what kind of difficulty did you have obtaining the topical steroid? Please write in problems not listed or list all the letters that apply

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* 18. Have you ever been told by a physician that you need phototherapy (ultraviolet light therapy, Narrowband UVB, Psoralens and UVA, PUVA)?

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* 19. If you answered yes for #18, what type of phototherapy were you recommended? Check all that apply.

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* 20. How many years did you have vitiligo at the time you first discussed phototherapy with your physician? (please answer in years and months)

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* 21. Did you proceed with phototherapy when it was discussed by your physician?

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* 22. Did you have health insurance at that time?

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* 23. Were you given any other therapies at the time of the phototherapy? Please list, including vitamins and creams.

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* 24. If you answered yes to #22, did your health insurance cover the phototherapy? (Answer Yes even if you were only partially covered)

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* 25. How much did you pay out of pocket for each phototherapy session?

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* 26. Was the payment for #24:

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* 27. From where do/did you travel to phototherapy?

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* 28. How far away from your work/school was the phototherapy center?

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* 29. How far away from your home was the phototherapy center?

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* 30. What was the cost of commutation to the phototherapy center (per session) in dollars (roundtrip)?

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* 31. Did the phototherapy sessions interfere with any of the following activities? Check all that apply.

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* 32. How much did phototherapy interfere with your daily life?

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* 33. What barriers to receiving phototherapy did you find that we haven’t listed above?

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* 34. Where were you treated for vitiligo with phototherapy?

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* 35. How many treatment series for phototherapy have you had? (Each series would be distinct if at least 3 month hiatus occurred. Please answer in whole numbers.)

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* 36. How many sessions of phototherapy did you undergo (overall)? Please answer in whole numbers.

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* 37. If you stopped phototherapy before your doctor told you to do so, why did you do stop?

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* 38. Did you get color from the therapy?

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* 39. How were your results?

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* 40. Were you satisfied with the therapy?

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* 41. If you answered No for #40, why weren’t you satisfied?

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* 42. How many years has it been since you completed phototherapy? Please answer in whole numbers.

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* 43. Have you ever been told by a physician that you need excimer laser therapy?

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* 44. Where did you live at the time you were doing excimer laser? City, State, Country, Zip code

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* 45. How many years did you have vitiligo at the time you first discussed excimer laser therapy with your physician? (Please answer in years and months)

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* 46. Did you proceed with excimer laser therapy when it was discussed by your physician?

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* 47. Did you have health insurance at that time?

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* 48. Were you given any other therapies at the time of the excimer laser therapy, please list including vitamins and creams? Write in answer

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* 49. If you answered Yes to #47, did your health insurance cover the excimer laser therapy? (Answer Yes even if you were only partially covered)

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* 50. How much did you pay out of pocket for each excimer laser therapy session?

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* 51. Was the payment for #50:

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* 52. From where do/did you travel to excimer laser therapy? Check all that apply.

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* 53. How far away from your work/school was the excimer laser therapy center?

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* 54. How far away from your home was the excimer laser therapy center?

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* 55. What was the cost of commutation to the excimer laser therapy center (per session) in dollars (roundtrip)?

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* 56. Did the excimer laser therapy sessions interfere with any of the following activities? Check all that apply.

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* 57. How much did excimer laser therapy interfere with your daily life?

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* 58. What barriers to receiving excimer laser therapy did you find that we haven’t listed above?

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* 59. Where were you treated for vitiligo with excimer laser therapy?

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* 60. How many treatment series for excimer laser therapy have you had? (Each series would be distinct if a 3 month hiatus occurred. Please answer in whole numbers.)

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* 61. How many sessions of excimer laser therapy did you undergo (overall)?

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* 62. If you stopped excimer laser therapy before your doctor told you to do so, why did you do stop?

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* 63. Did you get color from the therapy?

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* 64. How were your results?

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* 65. Were you satisfied with the therapy?

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* 66. If No for #65, why weren’t you satisfied?

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* 67. How many years has it been since you completed excimer laser therapy? Please answer in whole numbers.

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* 68. Have any of the areas that repigmented from excimer laser therapy lost color again?

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* 69. What is your sex?

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* 70. What is your race?

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* 71. Is your vitiligo one one side of the body (unilateral) or both sides of the body (bilateral)?

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* 72. What parts of your body are involved by the vitiligo?

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* 73. What is the worst/ greatest percentage of your body ever involved with vitiligo (please remember that your palm represents 1% of your body surface area)?

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* 74. Where were you born? City, State, Country

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* 75. Where do you live currently? City, State, Country

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* 76. What is your highest level of education?

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* 77. What is your household income bracket? (Check one)

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* 78. Have you ever had a skin cancer?

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* 79. If you answered Yes to #75, what kind of skin cancer did/do you have?

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* 80. Has anyone in your family had a skin cancer?

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* 81. If yes, who had the skin cancer and what kind?

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* 82. Before you complete this survey, do you have any other comments, questions, or concerns?
Thank you for your participation!

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